Cuff-button.



A. H. METCALF.

CUFF BUTTONL APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1915.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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ALPHA H. METOALF, OF ATTLEIBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG-NOR TO HORTON ANGELL 00., OF ATTLEBOBO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

CUFF-BUTTON.

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Application filed September 15, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHA H. MnroALr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cuff-Buttons, oil which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cuff buttons and per tains more especially to cuff buttons for use with soft cuffs.

The primary object of the invention is to provide cufl buttons which will eliminate the danger of loss, which latter is common to soft cufi's due to the fact that the cuffs being unstarched and readily pliable ineffectively grip the buttons and consequently loss is frequent.

A further object of the invention is to provide cuff buttons formed of two parts which may be easily and quickly connected, and to also generally simplify and improve the structure of the buttons.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a button constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation, partly broken away and in section. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view, and Figs. 4 .and 5 are top plan views of the male and female parts which form the connection.

The button is formed of two parts 1 and 2 which latter have the usual ornamental outer heads 3 and 3 and shanks 4L and 5, the part 1 constituting what will be termed the male member and the part 2 the female member. The shank 4 is formed with an integral inner head 6 which has a curled or curved flange 7 the free edge of which is spaced from the peripheral part of the flange, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 so as to permit the free edge to give as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The inner heads of the two members are of circular outline for a reason later set forth. The male member also has its shank 5 formed with an inner head 8 the peripheral edge of which is rolled over to form an annular bead 9. It will be understood that the flange 7 is of resilient nature or possessed of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, rare.

Serial No. 50,879.

resilient properties, so that when the bead 9 is forced against the flange 7 from the interior of the latter, the flange 7 will slightly give, as shown in Fig. 3, the give depicted in the latter figure being slightly exaggerated so as to more clearly illustrate the action. In brief, the circular head or male member snaps into the socket which is also of circular formation provided by the flange 7 of the female ,member.

In operation, the inner heads are forced through the respective buttonholes of the cuff whereupon the inner heads are snapped into engagement which thus disposes said heads in the space between the cuff sides as illustrated in Fig. 1, the two heads thus forming, in conjunction with each other a central head between the ornamental heads. This central head limits the lateral move ment of the button relative to the cuff and in addition by reason of the comparatively large diameter of the central head prevents accidental disengagement of the button from the cuff. The inner heads fit with suflicient frictional contact so as to hold the same against relative rotation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In a cuff button, a pair of members each having an outer head, and a tubular shank having its inner end extending outwardly at right angles to constitute flat disks adapted to lie between the inner side faces of a cuff, the peripheral edges of the disks being rolled toward each other to form respectively male and female parts of a separable connection, the male part being entirely received by the female part to provide a single enlargement between the side faces of the cuff, the opposite faces of the enlargement being defined by the disks which are retained spaced apart by the rolled edge of the male part abutting the female part.

2. In a cuff button, a pair of members each having an outer head, a shank and an inner head, one of said inner heads constituting the male part and the other inner head the female part of a separable fastener, each inner head being in the form of my name to specification in the presence of a 1i1isk-1ike boclly having its pgripheral edge two subscribing witnesses. r0 ed inward y, the rolle e e of the female inner head entirely receivi ng the rolled ALPHA METCALF' edge of the male head, and'abutting the Witnesses: disk-like body thereof. MAY S. ADAMS,

In testimony whereof have subscribed HENRY W. NORACK.

copies of this patent may be obtained fer five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! I Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

